Ferg Handley

Born in Chichester, Sussex, Ferg Handley attended the Cartoon Art Trust in London, where he studied comics and after graduating began producing scripts for Commando, soon becoming one of their most prolific scripters. Handley also wrote for other C Thomson publications, including Wendy, The Dandy, WWE Kids and Football Picture Library. Outside of DC Thomson, Handley also scripted runs on GI Joe and ThunderCats for Panini.

Handley, now based in Edinburgh, has written scripts for Panini’s Marvel UK line, including the titles Marvel Heroes and Spectacular Spider-Man, as well as articles for Eaglemoss’ Marvel Fact Files, comic strip‑style animations for the Imperial War Museum and the BBC (Bitesize). He also created the series ‘Legion Zero’ which debuted in Aces Weekly.